# Federal Register #2026-20332

NSF announces name changes for eight proposal review committees

**Buyer:** National Science Foundation
**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20332

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced name changes for eight proposal review committees following an agency reorganization.
- Government buyer: National Science Foundation (NSF); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- Committee name changes:
  - Proposal Review Panel for STEM Workforce and Talent Development, formerly Graduate Education.
  - Proposal Review Panel for STEM Research and Innovation, formerly Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings.
  - Proposal Review Panel for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, formerly Cyberinfrastructure.
  - Proposal Review Panel for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, formerly Physics.
  - Proposal Review Panel for Engineering, formerly Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities.
  - Proposal Review Panel for Biological Sciences, formerly Emerging Frontiers in Biological Sciences.
  - Proposal Review Panel for Startups and Small Businesses, formerly Translational Impacts.
  - Proposal Review Panel for Technology, Innovation, and Workforce Building Programs, formerly Innovation and Technology Ecosystems.
- This is an administrative committee-management notice, not a procurement request. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

### Description

The National Science Foundation announces amendments to the names of eight proposal review committees following a recent NSF reorganization. The notice lists each committee's new name and its former name. NSF approved the amendments on August 31, 2026, and they apply beginning October 1, 2026. Further information is available from Crystal Robinson, NSF.

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